Kenwood KAC-816 manual

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    KAC-816 MONO POWER AMPLIFIER INSTRUCTION MANUAL © PRINTED IN MEXICO B64-1170-00 (EM)[...]

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    2 Safety precautions T ake the following precautions to prevent fire and avoid personal injury : • When extending the battery cable, or ground cable, use 5mm 2 (A WG10) or larger automotive grade cable to avoid cable deterioration or damage to the covering. • Check that no metal objects (coins, tools, etc.) are left inside the unit to avoid sho[...]

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    3 Installation procedure Installation • Since the power amplifier has no parts which require operation, it can be installed at a position away from the driver’ s seat without any hindrances. As generally accepted positions for its installation, places such as inside the trunk, etc. can be considered. • Use the extension cables. (Optional) •[...]

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    4 Controls Operations of the following control and switches are required in accordance with the center unit and speakers connected with this unit. POWER IN FUSE(20A) BATT GND FUSE(20A) P.CON(REMOTE) SPEAKER OUTPUT 1 2 3 45 6 MONO POWER AMPLIFIER L 25Hz 15Hz INFRASONIC OFF INPUT SENSITIVITY(V) LPF FREQUENCY(Hz) GND R LINE IN 0.3 0.5 1 2 3 4 50 . 2 1[...]

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    0 RCA cable ground lead terminal ! LINE IN terminal @ Speaker level input terminals ■ Power indicator: When the power is turned on, the Power indicator lights. If the Power indicator does not light when the power is turned on, the protection function may be activated. Check whether there is any indication of trouble. ■ The protection function i[...]

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    • The genuine-accessory car stereo shall have a maximum power output of no more than 25 W. • Do not connect the speaker output leads from a power amplifier (Optional) to the speaker input terminals of this unit, for this may cause malfunction or damage. • Do not connect cables and leads to both RCA cable input jacks and the speaker input term[...]

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    7 POWER IN FUSE(20A) BATT GND FUSE(20A) P.CON(REMOTE) SPEAKER OUTPUT 20 20 SPEAKER OUTPUT SERVO ΙΙ ∑ SERVO ΙΙ ∑ - + ■ Power and Speakers cable connection Power control (REMOTE) lead terminal • Connect the ground cable to a metal part of the car chassis that acts as an electrical ground passing electricity to the battery‘s negative - t[...]

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    8 Sigma servo feed back The sound reproduced through conventional amplifiers is distorted due to the counterelectromotive force produced in the oscillating system of the speaker . The counterelectromotive force is particularly high with the woofer which requires a large drive mass.The sigma servo connection reduces distortion caused by the countere[...]

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    9 Specifications Specifications subject to change without notice. Audio Section Max Power Output (2 Ω ) ................................................................................................400 W × 1 Rated Power Output (4 Ω ) (4 Ω ) ....................................................................................200 W × 1 (DIN4[...]